Never gonna snow again

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Movie
Original title Never gonna snow again
Country of production Poland , Germany
original language Polish
Publishing year 2020
length 113 minutes
Rod
Director Małgorzata Szumowska ,
Michał Englert
script Małgorzata Szumowska,
Michał Englert
production Viola Fügen ,
Agnieszka Wasiak ,
Mariusz Włodarski ,
Michael Weber
camera Michał Englert
cut Jaroslaw Kaminski ,
Agata Cierniak
occupation

Never Gonna Snow Again (also Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie in Polish ) is a film by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert . The German-Polish co-production is scheduled to premiere on September 7, 2020 at the Venice Film Festival , where the film has been nominated for the Golden Lion .

action

Zhenia is a Ukrainian migrant who works as a masseur in Poland. He pays regular home visits to his customers from the Warsaw upper class. Despite their wealth, the residents of this walled community exude an inner sadness, but the mysterious novice's hands can heal, and his eyes seem to invade their souls. His Russian accent sounds to her like a song from the past and a reminder of her apparently safer childhood. For many, Zhenia becomes an intimate confidante and soon a Guru-like figure for them.

production

Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska , who wrote the script together with Michał Englert .

The film received a production grant of 50,000 euros from the German-Polish Film Fund and a distribution grant from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW . Additional funds came from the German Film Fund, Bayerischer Rundfunk / Arte , the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg , and the Polish Film Institute.

Alec Utgoff , a British actor of Ukrainian descent, best known for the role of Dr. Alexei is known in the television series Stranger Things , playing Zhenia.

The shooting took place from the beginning of December 2019 to the beginning of February 2020 on 35 days of shooting in the Polish capital Warsaw and in Cologne and the surrounding area. In addition to his work on the script, Englert also acted as a cameraman.

The first trailer was released in August 2020, which was highlighted with In the Hall of the Mountain King . The first screening of the film is to take place on September 7, 2020 at the Venice Film Festival , where the film is nominated for the Golden Lion . At the beginning of September 2020, the film was also supposed to be shown at the Telluride Film Festival , which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It is scheduled to hit Polish cinemas on October 16, 2020.

Awards

Never Gonna Snow Again was submitted by Poland as an entry for the Academy Awards 2021 in the category Best International Film .

Venice International Film Festival 2020

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Two productions supported by the Film Foundation in Venice. In: filmstiftung.de, July 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b Two productions supported by the Film Foundation in Venice. In: lifepr.de, July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Never gonna snow again" by Małgorzata Szumowska in the Venice competition. In: mdm-online.de, July 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/first-teaser-for-polish-never-gonna-snow-again-premiering-in-venice/
  5. ↑ Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie (Never Gonna Snow Again) . In: labiennale.org. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ryan Lattanzio: Telluride Film Festival Reveals 2020 Selections: 'Ammonite', 'Nomadland', Werner Herzog, and More. In: indiewire.com, August 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ Joanna Jasińska: Venice contender 'Never Gonna Snow Again' is first film to enter Oscar race. In: thefirstnews.com, August 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ # QL14: Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie . In: queerlion.it, August 19, 2020.